Mennonites

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Mennonites are a Christian Anabaptist group known for their emphasis on pacifism, simple living, and close-knit religious communities, with many members historically rooted in German-speaking Europe.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Anabaptist group
Christian denomination
coreBelief believer’s baptism
community of goods (in some groups)
discipleship
nonresistance
pacifism
separation of church and state
ethicalEmphasis mutual aid
peacemaking
service to others
simple living
founder Menno Simons
globalPresence Africa
Asia
Europe
Latin America
North America
governanceForm congregational polity
hasSubgroup Amish
surface form: Beachy Amish Mennonites

Mennonites self-linksurface differs
surface form: Conservative Mennonites

Mennonites self-linksurface differs
surface form: Old Order Mennonites

Mennonites self-linksurface differs
surface form: Progressive Mennonites

Mennonites self-linksurface differs
surface form: Russian Mennonites

Mennonites self-linksurface differs
surface form: Swiss Mennonites
historicalLanguage Dutch
German
historicalMovement Radical Reformation
knownFor agricultural settlements (in many regions)
close-knit religious communities
relief and disaster assistance
languageUsed English
German
Pennsylvania German (in some communities)
Plautdietsch (in some communities)
namedAfter Menno Simons
originatedIn Europe
originPeriod 16th century
originRegion German-speaking Europe
Low Countries
practice adult baptism
church discipline
congregational decision-making
head covering for women (in conservative groups)
non-swearing of oaths
plain dress (in conservative groups)
refusal of military service
relief and development work
relatedGroup Amish
Hutterites
religiousTradition Christianity
scripture Bible
subgroupOf Radical Reformation
surface form: Anabaptists
theologicalFamily Mennonites self-linksurface differs
surface form: Anabaptism
umbrellaOrganization Mennonite World Conference

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German Americans notableSubgroup Mennonites
Protestant Christianity hasSubtradition Mennonites
this entity surface form: Anabaptism
Mennonites theologicalFamily Mennonites self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Anabaptism
Mennonites hasSubgroup Mennonites self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Old Order Mennonites
Mennonites hasSubgroup Mennonites self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Conservative Mennonites
Mennonites hasSubgroup Mennonites self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Progressive Mennonites
Mennonites hasSubgroup Mennonites self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Swiss Mennonites
Mennonites hasSubgroup Mennonites self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Russian Mennonites
Amish subgroup Mennonites
this entity surface form: Beachy Amish Mennonite
Amish relatedTo Mennonites
this entity surface form: Swiss Brethren
European wars of religion hasParticipant Mennonites
this entity surface form: Anabaptist groups
Low German isSpokenIn Mennonites
this entity surface form: United States (Mennonite communities)
Chihuahua hasIndigenousGroup Mennonites
this entity surface form: Mennonite communities
Joost van den Vondel religion Mennonites
this entity surface form: Mennonite
Overholt family religiousBackground Mennonites
this entity surface form: Mennonite
Pennsylvania German usedByCommunity Mennonites
this entity surface form: Old Order Mennonites
Menno Simons influenced Mennonites
this entity surface form: Mennonite Church
Menno Simons influenced Mennonites
this entity surface form: Dutch Anabaptists
Mennonite World Conference servesDenomination Mennonites
this entity surface form: Mennonite
Volga Germans relatedGroup Mennonites
this entity surface form: Mennonite Germans from Russia
Anabaptist churches hasBranch Mennonites
this entity surface form: Mennonite churches
Anabaptist churches hasBranch Mennonites
this entity surface form: Old Order Mennonites
Anabaptist churches hasBranch Mennonites
this entity surface form: Conservative Mennonite churches
Hutterites sharesOriginsWith Mennonites
Hutterites relatedGroup Mennonites
Hutterites distinctFrom Mennonites
this entity surface form: Old Order Mennonites
Jakob Ammann religiousAffiliation Mennonites
this entity surface form: Mennonite
Canadian Mennonite University religiousTradition Mennonites
this entity surface form: Mennonite
Christian pacifism heldBy Mennonites
Oberholtzer hasEthnicAssociation Mennonites
this entity surface form: Mennonite
Vistula Delta historicallyInhabitedBy Mennonites
this entity surface form: Mennonite communities
Letterkenny hasSubgroup Mennonites
Abraham Overholt religion Mennonites
this entity surface form: Mennonite
Conrad Grebel University College affiliation Mennonites
this entity surface form: Mennonite Church
Conrad Grebel University College religiousAffiliation Mennonites
this entity surface form: Mennonite
John Howard Yoder religiousTradition Mennonites
this entity surface form: Mennonite
Mennonite Brethren Church originMovement Mennonites
this entity surface form: Mennonite
Berlin, Ontario, Canada hasReligiousCommunities Mennonites
this entity surface form: Mennonite community
Kalona, Iowa hasCommunity Mennonites
this entity surface form: Mennonite
Adams County, Indiana hasReligiousGroup Mennonites
this entity surface form: Conservative Mennonites
Simons associatedWith Mennonites
this entity surface form: Mennonite movement
Foundation of Christian Doctrine usedBy Mennonites
this entity surface form: Mennonite communities
MWC religiousFamily Mennonites
subject surface form: Mennonite World Conference
this entity surface form: Mennonite
General Council religiousFamily Mennonites
subject surface form: General Council (Mennonite World Conference)
this entity surface form: Mennonite
Executive Committee religiousContext Mennonites
subject surface form: Executive Committee (Mennonite World Conference)
this entity surface form: Mennonite
Plautdietsch (among Mennonite Volga Germans) spokenBy Mennonites
this entity surface form: Mennonite Volga Germans
Swiss Brethren (historical) influenced Mennonites
subject surface form: Swiss Brethren